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316 MPH. The new KING OF SPEED has been crowned: SSC TUATARA
Over the past year, I have been working on design, branding and app development with the most brilliant partners at DRIVEN+ and Nelson Racing Engines who are directly involved in documenting and setting this epic world speed record officially clocked on 10.10.2020 in the Nevada desert with the new 1,800 HP, 5.9-L twin-turbo V8, SSC TUATARA. Price tag: $1.6 million. Made in the USA.
WIRED Magazine:
"After the satellite data from the onboard GPS system had been analyzed – the devices tracked two runs in opposite directions and calculated the average – driver Oliver Webb’s last dash came in at a staggering 331.15 mph. The final verified average was 316.11 miles per hour, handily beating both the Koenigsegg and the Bugatti records and cracking the metric milestone of 500 kilometers per hour just for good measure. In addition, the morning’s effort garnered records for the fastest flying mile on a public road (313.12 mph) and the highest speed achieved on a public road (331.15 mph).”